Thought leaders should focus on lanes not labels. I don't know want my tech gurus preaching to me about politics and religion. Apparently I'm not alone. Before anyone feels the need to state the obvious, no it is not okay to be apathetic. Okay and yes as a discipline politics is important, as is theology. That's why we vote and give humans the right to choose how they believe and practice religion in civilized social environments. But in the scheme of growing a non political brand how important is it to discuss and debate morality within your audience? Well let's talk about what happens when a social media and technology thought leader, who happens to be a graphic designer with an MBA, tries to talk politics and religion on LinkedIn, a site...

This is not a post for wannabe celebs, demi celebs, and talented entrepreneurs. You are already working towards your next level, hopefully. But if you have been working in film, music and/or major entertainment industry as a recognizable name and you're complaining about what someone is keeping you from, you might be a porch monkey. Stop wasting your royalties on keeping up with the status quo and invest it in your exit strategy. Everyone falls on hard times at some point, but if you have a known brand, you have value. If you have a well-known name and you have income, what are you waiting for? Quit your crying and really become an entrepreneur already. You've lived your dream, now it's time to do some work. Get out of the way and pave it ...

‪#‎LivingSugarFree‬ ▶ ‪#‎HumpdayShift‬ 2/1 | http://bit.ly/humpdayshift2 Shake it up, shake it off, and keep it movin! ‪#‎HappyHumpday‬ Get your team together and do the #HumpdayShift . Yes, now it is a dance. Make your own #Humpday video and join the movement. Let's goooo! Learn the #HumpdayShift 2/1, then upload your video to the comments on YouTube.

#LivingSugarFree #HumpdayShift Humpday is not just a fun shout out on Twitter and a cute ref. for a camel. It's also more than an American English term, affectionately used to refer to "Wednesday" because it is half-way to Friday. Wednesday is a great day to refocus and improve your outlook, no matter what your industry, trade, or employment status. Maybe Monday didn't go so well for you (possibly because you or people around you were busy complaining about how much Mondays suck). For many folks, Wednesdays will be no better. The energy on Wednesday is much more positive. So use this to finish the week strong. Self check, re-evaluate, adjust your strategy, tidy up, do whatever is necessary to kick your attitude, performanc...

#LivingSugarFree #SingleRemedies I won't try to tell you how to get a relationship... but I can tell you how to avoid getting into the same kind you've been running from. After all, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly while expecting a different result. So what's my big revolutionary how to? Well get ready, it might surprise you. It doesn't require any positions, lotions or magic solutions. You know how when you first meet someone, you're all smiles and giggles? Another thing people have a tendency to do is be politically correct, overly agreeable, less critical and not as forthcoming w/ facts; which makes absolutely no sense in the long run. Eventually the person is going to get to know the real you, an...

Couples hurt each other all the time. It's just what humans do. But it's how you act when the person is no longer part of you and yours that counts in my opinion. Kind of like when when someone runs for an office, doesn't get elected and we never hear from them again. It looks like they never really cared about the office, the people, or the organization. You are ivied to visit and join Single Remedies on Facebook. ~Andrea RaquelBx = Sugar Free

Playing the dozens encourages and at times becomes bullying, plane and simple. Real constructive criticism should be consistent. That means if you need work on a behavior, it should be obvious to more than one person. If your harshest judgements are from the people closest to you, you are not birds of a feather. If you are a leader and you have trouble motivating others, consider why. That means look in the mirror and ask yourself why you're hard to follow. Leadership is not forced. True leaders edify and inspire others to grow and change for a greater good and not their own. You must make efforts daily not to use your authority to benefit and glorify self. A transformational leader may use various tactics, but they never include bias, ju...

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